Data
U. Missouri, Columbia
| Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 271 | 287 | 325 | 353 | 343 | 308 | 331 | 302 | 316 | 297 |
| Science and engineering | 206 | 212 | 234 | 236 | 244 | 210 | 210 | 199 | 209 | 192 |
| Science | 149 | 167 | 199 | 187 | 199 | 179 | 174 | 163 | 170 | 158 |
| Life science | 73 | 76 | 87 | 80 | 95 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 78 | 80 |
| Agricultural sciences | 22 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 22 |
| Biological sciences | 36 | 47 | 51 | 44 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 50 |
| Health sciences | 15 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 18 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 25 |
| Chemistry | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Physics and astronomy | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 15 |
| Computer sciences | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Mathematics | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 38 | 51 | 67 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 38 |
| Psychology | 16 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 |
| Anthropology | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | . |
| Economics | 11 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Political science and government | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Sociology | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Other social sciences | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Engineering | 57 | 45 | 35 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 34 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Chemical engineering | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Civil engineering | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | . | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical engineering | 12 | . | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Industrial engineering | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 1 | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 |
| Mechanical engineering | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Other engineering | 21 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 10 |
| Non-science and engineering | 65 | 75 | 91 | 117 | 99 | 98 | 121 | 103 | 107 | 105 |
| Education | 27 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 32 | 46 | 40 | 56 | 37 |
| Education administration | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Education research | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 18 |
| Teacher education | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Teaching fields | 10 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 11 |
| Other education | . | . | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | . | 1 | . |
| Humanities | 19 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 35 |
| Foreign languages & literature | 2 | . | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| History | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Letters | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| Other humanities and arts | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Other | 19 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
| Business management/administration | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Communication | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
NOTES:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates
